Revenue publishes headline results for 2020

Revenue publishes headline results for 2020 Today (06/01/2020), Revenue published preliminary results for 2020 including tax and duty collected, services provided to customers, timely compliance rates and yield from compliance and enforcement interventions. Also published today is information in relation to Revenue’s delivery of critical supports for individuals, employers and other businesses impacted by Covid-19, […]

Warning: Bogus phone calls

Warning: Bogus phone calls Revenue has become aware of a number of individuals who received phone calls looking for personal information from a person purporting to work in Revenue. These calls can vary. For example the caller can ask for your personal information or bank details and tell you something like: a tax refund is […]

Revenue seize tobacco worth over €1.24 million at Dublin Port

Revenue seize tobacco worth over €1.24 million at Dublin Port Yesterday (04/01/2021), as a result of routine profiling and with the assistance of detector dog Waffle, Revenue officers seized over 2 tonnes of tobacco at Dublin Port. The smuggled tobacco was concealed in A4 boxes labelled as ‘multipurpose office paper’ which had originated in Hong […]

Revenue seize cash at Dublin Airport

Revenue seize cash at Dublin Airport Earlier today (05/01/2021), at Dublin District Court, Revenue officers were granted a three month cash detention order by Judge Brian Smyth. This followed the seizure yesterday (04/01/2021), of €9,285 at Dublin Airport, when as a result of routine profiling, Revenue officers stopped a man prior to boarding a flight […]

Reminder CGT Deadline

Reminder – CGT Deadline If you sold, gifted or transferred an asset between 1 December and 31 December 2020, or if you received capital payments from such assets, you must pay any Capital Gains Tax due by 31 January 2021. For disposals between 1 January and 30 November 2020, payment was due by 15 December […]

eBrief No. 244/20 – Section 56 Zero-rating of Goods and Services

Revenue eBrief No. 244/20 31 December 2020 Section 56 Zero-rating of Goods and Services Tax and Duty manual – Section 56 Zero-rating of Goods and Services – has been updated to reflect legislative changes to Section 56 of the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010, arising from the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential […]

eBrief No. 245/20 – Childcare services relief updated

Revenue eBrief No. 245/20 31 December 2020 Childcare services relief updated Tax and Duty Manual Part 07-01-29 provides guidance on childcare services relief, an income tax exemption that is available to individuals who provide childminding services in their own homes. The manual has been updated to state that where an individual minded children in their own home (i.e. […]

Revenue update on access to CRSS for businesses impacted by public health restrictions coming into effect today

Revenue update on access to CRSS for businesses impacted by public health restrictions coming into effect today Yesterday (30/12/2020), the Government announced additional public health restrictions whereby all non-essential retail as well as gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools will close at end of business today, 31 December 2020. Revenue is reminding qualifying persons who […]